This ancient festival marks the beginning of spring and celebrates the rebirth of nature. And naturally, it has a lot to do with fresh, green foods just beginning to poke out of the ground.
The first day of spring is cause for a celebration, especially after the winter many of us have been having. But it's hard to top the 13-day festivities of the Persian New Year, Nowruz.
Nowruz begins at the stroke of the vernal equinox, when the sun crosses the equator. This year it came on March 19. When the equinox comes, millions of families of Iranian descent gather around a ceremonial table known as the-type altars meet a mashup of Easter and Passover traditions.) Young and old hold hands and count down to the New Year together and cheera folksy tradition with murky beginnings.
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